Biology:Grevillea microstyla
| Grevillea microstyla | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Proteales |
| Family: | Proteaceae |
| Genus: | Grevillea |
| Species: | G. microstyla
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| Binomial name | |
| Grevillea microstyla M.D.Barrett & Makinson[1]
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Grevillea microstyla is a species of flowering plant in the family Proteaceae and is endemic to the Kimberley region of Western Australia. It is a small shrub with divided or toothed leaves with dense clusters of crimson flowers that have a dull orange style.
Description
Grevillea microstyla is shrub that typically grows to a height of 30–80 cm (12–31 in) and forms a lignotuber. Its leaves are egg-shaped to broadly oblong, 30–83 mm (1.2–3.3 in) long and 20–43 mm (0.79–1.69 in) wide in outline, but with 7 to 15 triangular teeth or lobes. The flowers are arranged in dense, more or less spherical clusters on a rachis 5–8 mm (0.20–0.31 in) long and are crimson with a dull orange style, the pistil 5.5–7 mm (0.22–0.28 in) long. Flowering occurs from December to June, and the fruit is an oblong follicle 11–16 mm (0.43–0.63 in) long.[2][3]
Taxonomy
Grevillea microstyla was first formally described in 2000 by Matthew Barrett and Robert Makinson in the Flora of Australia from specimens collected in 1998.[4] The specific epithet (microstyla) means "having a small style".[5]
Distribution and habitat
This grevillea grows in grassy woodland in shallow valleys and below ridges in the western Kimberley region of northern Western Australia.[2][3]
Conservation status
Grevillea microstyla is listed as"Priority Two" by the Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions,[3] meaning that it is poorly known and from only one or a few locations.[6]
See also
References
- ↑ "Grevillea microstyla". Australian Plant Census. https://biodiversity.org.au/nsl/services/apc-format/display/164144.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Grevillea microstyla". Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment: Canberra. https://profiles.ala.org.au/opus/foa/profile/Grevillea%20microstyla.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Grevillea microstyla". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife. https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/19475.
- ↑ "Grevillea microstyla". APNI. https://id.biodiversity.org.au/instance/apni/559314.
- ↑ Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 252. ISBN 9780958034180.
- ↑ "Conservation codes for Western Australian Flora and Fauna". Government of Western Australia Department of Parks and Wildlife. https://www.dpaw.wa.gov.au/images/documents/plants-animals/threatened-species/Listings/Conservation%20code%20definitions.pdf. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
Wikidata ☰ Q15580302 entry
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